29 November 2016
ODIK E PONTHUK (LIVING IN PONDOK)...the pondok, usually a sprawling compound house, is a somewhat dilapidated, overcrowded building. Broken chairs, makeshift tables and piles of planks, potted plants and debris take up a corner of the sandy playground."
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Responsible Tourism

Responsible TourismWe commit to support responsible tourism practices that will lead to sustainable tourism development and with us travelers can involve to contribute conserving natural and cultural heritage and generate benefit for local economy, and still, we offer cost effective packages.

Using locally owned facilities such as hotel and restaurants for our guests that will automatically benefit local economic, improving working conditions, favor the multiplier effect of tourism activities.

Designing tours in small scale size that minimize the impact on economics, social, cultural and environment. We try the best that our activities will not deteriorate, endanger susceptible environment and do not exceed the the carrying capacity.

Providing physical challenge for travelers that will give them more adventure and learning experience.

Creating opportunities for visitors to interact with locals in an unstructured and spontaneous manner to yield in local pride and confidence, and mutual understanding between tourists and local people.

OUR PRACTICESEconomic & Social ResponsibilityWe employ staff, guides and drivers from local area, Our business gives women equal opportunity for employment, Business support actively scholarship for local children from low-income family, and we design tours that encourage guests can learn from local people,and interact with them. We use locally owned accommodations and restaurants for our guests that will benefit local economy.

We have Giving Back Program, we donate part of our income for children scholarship program. We do support the education of drop out or poor children in Bawean and the vicinity with this program.

Environmental ResponsibilityWe use environmentally friendly transportation en-route, and our staffs, guides and drivers are aware of the environment issues. We attempt to reduce the use of consumables, try to re-cycle, and reuse material as best as we can. In our operation we avoid the use of disposable and plastic packaging.

Cultural ResponsibilityWe promote local cultures, traditions, local art and crafts to our guest, offer local cuisines to our guests and visit local restaurant. Our guides have commitments to build more understanding of local cultures, traditions, values to guests. We encourage tourist and host encounter and communication for eternal bound between them.

Responsible Tourism Programme 2015

Bring foreign guest teachers to teach the english language in schools of Bawean Island. This Program is carried out to test the courage students to practice direct their english language skills.

Provide bins for hotels, homestay and schools on the island of Bawean. The program is to foster good behavior littering the environment so that they remain clean.

Provide help books for students and the community Bawean with the program "One Tourist, One Book". The program is working with the community "Dhurung Elmo", a community whose contents volunteers from “Indonesia Mengajar” program and local volunteers from Bawean. We will invite tourists who come to Bawean to contribute to them.